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The Dublin Pilot publishes an address signed by Sir John Power and Mr. Cornelius MacLoghlin, announcing that the national collection for the O'Connell tribute of the present memorable year 1844 will be simultaneously made on Sunday the 19th November in all the parishes of Ireland. The address, much in the style of a puffing advertisement, refers to the past services rendered to Ireland by the " the greatest man of his age and country"— " One thing was yet wanting: O'Connell had struggled for Ireland, he bad conquered for Ireland—it remained that he should suffer for Ireland. He has crowned the services and sacrifices of half a century, and consummated his

title to the enduring affection of Irishmen, by testifying from a prison, in the year 1844, his unshaken fidelity to his country and to his cherished principle of her legislative independence. • • • The claim upon Ireland's gratitude, thus complete, she is eager to acknowledge not only freely and equitably but enthusiastically and generously. She feels that it is even more her interest than her duty to sustain her indomitable leader; who, uniting her children, concen- trating her energies, and marshalling her moral power, has rendered her terri- ble to her enemies, and secured an early triumph to her righteous cause."

At the usual meeting of the Repeal Association, on Monday, Mr. Hely Hutchinson stated that his medical advisers had ordered him to winter in France ; and in a parting speech he exhorted the Repealer, unquestioningly to follow the guidance of O'Connell. On the motion of Mr. Maurice O'Connell, the thanks of the Association were voted to Mr. Hutchinson ; who retired amid a burst of valedictory cries and gesticulations. Mr. Maurice O'Connell moved the expulsion of a Re- peal Warden who had been guilty of some quarrelsome irregularity at a Repeal meeting in Westminster ; which was of course carried. He also obtained the appointment of a committee on Ribandism ; suggested by a letter from the Reverend Mr. Hearne, complaining of the preva- lence of Ribandisin in Manchester and Liverpool. In making this mo- tion, Mr. O'Connell cautioned the people to beware, for the wolf wag on the walk— Exportation of arms into the North of Ireland from Scotland had taken place, and spies and traitors were a-foot. Even in Dublin they were not safe. A fellow bad been going about for the last week tempting poor men to drink, and when inflamed with whisky, telling them that he could right the wrongs of Ireland, and indulging in treasonable language with respect to her Majesty. On one occasion, as he went off staggering drunk, two papers fell out of his pocket as he left the room. Mr. O'Connell had them there. What did they think they were ? One was the admission of the bearer, J. Phillips, into an Orange lodge, dated 13th July 1844; the other the Police Hue and Cry. From that they might judge of the character of that pretended friend of Ireland.

The Repeal rent was 476/.

Mr. O'Connell has addressed a letter from Darrynane Abbey to the Acting Secretary of the Repeal Association, calling attention to "a most important article which appeared in a journal once devoted to Orangeism, and still highly Protestant—the Warder, of the 19th Oc- tober." In several extracts from the Warder, the writer declares that "Irish parties were never so fusible as now " ; dwells upon the dan- gerous misery of Ireland, tending to revolution ; and says, that "if Irish parties are to unite, it ought to be in a spirit of equality, neither submitting to the other's power." One passage from this Orange writer may be quoted as a specimen- . There are influences of change abroad which cannot be reimprisoned : deep in the heart of the country lie the volcanic elements of earthquake : there are physical masses outnumbering the three armies of Waterloo, whose misery re- proaches humanity and cries to God, who would bless Heaven for such food and lodging as Englishmen give their swine ; creatures who have none to help them—who are starving—whose despair will yet burst into delirium. Hers in- deed, isgpKOS zra.Enoto, a hard and gigantic reality—an ingredient while it exists which will make Irish agitation deathless. Depend upon it, when the long-accumulating misery of a country combines with its ambition, and its va- nity, and its energy, it is a tremendous combination to cope with. Such is combination revolutionized France ; and all influences seem at work together to effect such a union here."

Mr. O'Connell expresses fervent approbation of this paper, and calls upon " all Irishmen" to unite.

The Dublin Monitor publishes a letter addressed by the Reverend Gregory Lynch to the editor of the Freeman, but refused insertion in that paper. It is intended as an exposure of the means by which the great " protest " of the Roman Catholic clergy against the Charitable Bequests Act was got up : but to a great degree it fails of its effect, be- cause the writer, instead of putting his charges in the form of distinct statements, conveys them by implication ; as will be seen by the prin- cipal passages, subjoined-

. It WRS asserted that it [the Act] would 'sap the foundation of the inde- pendence of our Church,' and would hand over to the rule of the Saxon the Church of St. Patrick.' If those were the obvious tendencies of the bill, our venerable Prelates, whose vigilance over the spiritual welfare of their flocks is only surpassed by their zeal for the interests of the religion of our fathers, would not have allowed one day to pass without assembling in council, and taking such precautions as their far-tamed prudence would suggest to protect our faith from the danger that threatened it. But did they du so ? No such thing. On the contrary, it was whispered, and is now all but certain, that not a few of them are disposed to regard the measure—the object of so much cla- mour and noise—in a favourable point of view. • * • In the midst of all those idle rumours and disgusting insinuations, out comes the protest. It is not formidable. The array of signatures which it exhibits does not make it 110. 1 am well aware of the aangerous ground on which I am now entering—to question the authority of a document hearing the signature of one Archbishop (only one could be found to sign it) and twelve other Bishops. Where are the other three Archbishops? Where are all the other suffragans? • • "' My witnesses will be no other than the very Archbishop and two or three other Prelates, whose bantling is the famous protest hatched and brought forth with all honours in Coffey's Hotel. Was there, then, no council called? was there no general meeting ? was there no previous consultation of the Episcopal order? The only council—the only meeting—the only previous consultation to the issuing ot the protest, subsequent to the passing of the hill, was the famous Dominick Street conclave ; at which the venerable Archbishop of this diocese and Primate of Ireland was not present, nor was he even invited to it, though held at his own doors ! That he was never consulted upon the drawing up of this precious document—that it was sent to him from the coffeeroom conclave, enclosed in a penny-post letter—that it was sent to him, not for con- sultation, but with directions to sign it if he pleased and send it back—to the conclave ?—not at all, but to the office of your journal; these are facts, stub- born facts, for the truth of each and every one of which I am prepared to vouch. Was the Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of all Ireland, con- sulted ? Was the Archbishop of Cashel consulted ? Were the other Bishops consulted ? No, not one of them ! Not one of them but was treated in the same uncanonical and uncourteous manner as the venerable Archbishop of this diocese. * • • Let me ask, of the numerous names which it bears, how many are forgeries? For I have the misfortune of being able to prove on oath that names have been forged of priests in this very diocese, nay, in his Grace's own city, as well as in other dioceses. Of the priests who have lent their names, how many have read the Act as it came front the hands of the Queen's printer ? How many gave its provilions all that consideration and attention to which all the clamour and noise made about it would fairly entitle it ? These are questions that involve con- aiderations of no small importance. For my own part, carried away by the outcry that was at first raised against the measure—by the reading of editorial articles, letters, and opinions, all on the one side—I too, for a time, joined in the chase, and was never done giving tongue against the bill. Never was Master Reynard better hunted, nor never did Reynard make a better run than said bill. It was not till I took the trouble of reading the Act, and studying at- tentively its provisions—it was not till then that I could not for the life of me see the truth of any one of the allegations put forward in the protest. • * * Of the eight hundred whose names are attached or forged to the protest, I have internal and external evidence to satisfy any reasonable mind, that not one hundred read the Act as it now stands—not forty studied its provisions. • • • I speak of facts that have come under my own cognizance. That names have been forged, is a fact ! That individuals have affixed their names without due consideration, is a fact ! That the most disgraceful means have been adopted to procure signatures—the weak have been intimidated, the strong have been flattered, is a fact ! Did we not ourselves see meddling ecclesiastics, acting as jackals to Bishops from other dioceses, going about extorting signa- tures? That there has been no fair or free discussion on the merits of the bill, is a fact. That every means have been adopted to cushion all discussion, is a fact. Was there discussion previous to the publication of the protest ? Were there not, on the contrary, threats held out to any man, lay or clerical, that would venture one friendly word in favour of the bill."

Mr. Charles Gavan Duffy has written a long letter to the editor of the Dublin Weekly Register, vindicating his orthodoxy as a Roman Ca- tholic and editor of the Nation from the attack made upon it by " An Irish Priest." As it was not the attack itself, but the strange illustra- tion of bigotry still subsisting, that gave the Irish Priest's letter interest in our eyes, we need not go into Mr. Duffy's defence; which is all that might be expected from his ability and fervour.

A meeting of the Irish Total Abstinence Society was held in Dublin on Tuesday, to take measures for the relief of the Reverend Theobald Mathew. Mr. Maurice O'Connell alluded to a former attempt to col- lect subscriptions for a testimonial in commemoration of Father Ma- thew's services ; but of those who ostentatiously supported the project, not one in twenty really subscribed! Now that Father Mathew is in difficulties, some strenuous effort must be made to rescue him. He moved a resolution that every Teetotaller in Ireland should contribute one day's wages to the purpose ; which was carried unanimously. Mr. James Haughton read a correspondence, in which he had suggested to Mr. O'Connell that a "Mathew Relief Fund" should be raised, to pay off all the good man's engagements and to secure him an annuity. In reply, Mr. O'Connell said, "The thing must be done "; made some use- ful suggestions ; and offered his services, and a contribution in addition to that which he had made for the memorial. It is expected that 15,000/. or 20,000/. will be raised. The Duke of Leinster has transmitted 50/. to Mr. Mathew ; Earl Fortescue 251.

The Dublin Evening Mail puts forward some further explanation of Mr. Mathew's difficulties, derived from his coufidential secretary, Mr. Kenna- " 'With respect to the receipt of money by Father Mathew himself, the se- cretary informs us—I. That tens of thousands of the conscientious peasantry took the pledge without taking out the token, and went away without either medal or card. 2. That Father Mathew bestowed medals and cards on sol- diers, sailors, and police; and also gave them gratis to children of the National Schools, both in England and Ireland. 3. That he distributed to other classes in Ireland hundreds of thousands of medals and cards, and never received in return so much as the prime cost.

.‘ With reference to the money received by assistants and agents, the follow- ing is an account given us in writing by Father Mathew's secretary-1. That the priests throughout Ireland (with some exceptions) got medals stamped with their own names, and distributed them to the postulants (of course at the usual price); and in each case Father Mathew had nothing to do with the business save to administer the pledge. 2. That on one occasion he delivered to an agent in Dublin 22,000 medals, for which he never received back the prime cost.

"That Father Mathew did receive considerable sums of money in exchange for medals and cards, is admitted; but the expenditure is satisfactorily ac-

counted for in the following manner—I. The medals cost ; and being sold at 18., left a profit of only 8id. on each. 2. Father Mathew was in the habit of giving sums of various amount to build schools to aid public charities, to establish Temperance bands ! We wish we could ;lave omitted the last item. We often warned him of the pernicious consequences of this branch of his sys- tem. 3. That cards and printed forms, distributed for nothing, were a heavy expense, varying from 8/. to 10/. a week. 4. That he emplcn ed a chief secre- tary at a salary of 100/. a year, and two assistants at 50/. a year. 5. That coach•hire, hotel and travelling-expenses for himself and secretaries, with in- numerable other expenses, fell heavily on him and his resources, private and public." [Mr. Kenna offers to substantiate these facts in any way that may be required.]

The Earl of Besborough has suffered a painful accident : while riding eat at Besborough, near Carrick-on-Suir, on Saturday, his horse tripped, and rolled over with the rider, so as to occasion a severe contusion of the hip-joint

The Sligo Champion says that the Marquis of Westmeath has found a rival in the person of Mr. James Johnston of Oakfield, High Sheriff of the county of Leitrim- " An investigation took place before the Magistrates at the Kinlough Petit Sessions on Monday last, from which it appears that there was on the pro- perty of Mr. Johnston a footpath leading to the Roman Catholic Chapel. This pathway was in being time immemorial and until it entered into the head of James Johnston, nobody ever dreamt of interfering with the people's right of passage. A presentment was passed about three years ago to rebuild a bridge on the townland of Gublawn ; and the work commenced. The bridge, it appeared in evidence, was erected in a dry field ; and when it was completed, a water-cut was made, turning aside the course of the river. This cut inter- jected the ancient passage to the chapel ; and the people had no alternative but to make a new path of seven or eight yards by the side of the river, to enable them to reach the old one. It was for trespassing upon the new path that the Reverend Mr. Keany was summoned. Mr. Johnston, it seems, does not do things by halves. His tenants were warned not to go upon the path ; and if they attempted to violate the mandate, the bailiff and driver were called upon to perform their duty. The Magistrates decided on sending the evidence taken before them to Government, for the purpose of having the opinion of the Attorney-GeneraL"

One Gleeson, who held a few acres of land, has also been murdered. Six men broke into his house in the evening, dragged him out of bed, 'and beat him so unmercifully that he died the next night.

Another man has been murdered in Tipperary, for some land depute. Me was beaten to death with stones. The murderers have not been -discovered.